Aging and Society: A Canadian Perspectives
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Herbert C. Northcott, Mark Novak, Lori Campbell
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7th Edition
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,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. mmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismgivenminmthemtextmasmamreasonmformstudyingmaging?
a. tomhelpmoneselfmlivemthembestmoldmagempossible
b. tomenablempeoplemtomavoidmormreversemthemeffectsmofmaging
c. tomenablempeoplemtommakemoldmagemasminexpensivemamtimemofmlifemasmitmcanmbe
d. tomlearnmhowmtomworkmwithmelderlymclients
ANS:m D REF:m m 2-3 BLM:mREM
2. Asmofm2011,mwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmcomprisedmoldermCanadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS:m B REF:m m 2 BLM:mREM
3. Bym2036,mapproximatelymwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmwillmcomprisemoldermCanadiansmasmpredicted
mbymStatisticsmCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS:m C REF:m m 2 BLM:mREM
4. Asmsocietymages,mwhatmwillmchangeminmthemCanadianmsocialmstructure?
a. Povertymwillmincreasemasmmorempeoplementermoldmage.
b. Themgovernmentmwillmfacemeconomicmcrisismasmpensionmcostsmrise.
c. Themmassmmediamwillmpromotemageism.
d. Themhealthcaremsystemmwillmaddmprogramsmtompreventmillnessmbeforemitmoccu
rs.mANS:m D REF:m 2 BLM:mHO
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmamsocialmstructure?
a. themeducationmsystem
b. themagingmprocess
c. themgovernment
d. thempolice
ANS:m A REF:m m 2 BLM:mHO
6. WhatmeffectmdoesmanmagingmsocietymhavemonmthemCanadianmfamily?
a. anmincreaseminmthemnumbermofmpeoplemlivingminmthree-mandmfour-generationmfamilies
b. amdecreaseminmthemnumbermofmpeoplemwhombecomemgrandparentsmduringmtheirmlifetime
c. anmerosionmofmvaluesmasmextendedmfamilymstructuresmfragment
d. anmincreaseminmfinancialmresponsibilitymplacedmonmeldermfamilymmemb
ersmANS:m A REF:m 2 BLM:mHO
,7. HowmwillmthemhealthcaremsystemmhavemtomadaptmasmCanadianmsocietymages?
a. bymdecreasingmthemattentionmgivenmtomchronicmailmentsmsuchmasmdiabetesmandmarthritis
b. bymfavouringmthemtreatmentmofmmoremacutemillnesses
c. bymchangingmpublicmopinionmaboutmoldmage
d. bymtryingmtompreventmillnessmbeforemitmhappens
ANS:m D REF:m m 2 BLM:mHO
8. Dr.mClarkemismconductingmamresearchmexperimentmthatmismstudyingmthemprocessmofmagingmamongmo
ldermCanadians.mWhatmismthemnamemformthismsocialmscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS:m C REF:m m 2 BLM:mHO
9. Whatmaremthemtwompointsmofmviewmthatmgerontologistsmusemtomstudymaging?
a. economicsmandmsocialmstructures
b. themfamilymandmthemeducationmsystem
c. bioethicsmandmeconomics
d. themindividualmandmsociety
ANS:m D REF:m m 2 BLM:mREM
10. WhatmdidmUnwinmandmcolleagues’m(2008)mresearchmfindmoutmaboutmperceptionsmofmaging?
a. Peoplemknowmlittlemaboutmaging.
b. Oldmagemismseenmasmamtimemofmweaknessmandmdeath.
c. Somemattitudesmtowardsmthemelderlymhavempossiblymworsened.
d. Mostmpeople’smknowledgemaboutmoldermpeoplemismbasedmonmmythmormfe
ar.mANS:m C REF: 3 BLM:mREM
11. YourmunclemKenmhasmjustmretiredmfrommthemworkforce,mandmhemneedsmtomfindmanmactivitymthatmwillmkeepmhi
mminmtouchmwithmhismcommunity.mAccordingmtomrecentmresearchmfoundminmyourmtextbook,mwhichmofmt
hemfollowingmactivitiesmwouldmbemambeneficialmactivitymformyourmuncle?
a. readingmbooksmtomhismgrandchildren
b. bakingmcookies
c. workingminmhismwoodshop
d. playingmcardsmatmamlocalmlibrary
ANS:mD REF:m4 BLM:mHO
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmstereotypes?
a. Theympreventmdiscriminationmandmageism.
b. Theymforcempeoplemtomconfrontmthemtruthmaboutmthemelderly.
c. Theymoftenmhavemsomembasisminmreality.
d. Theymexaggeratemandmdistortmthembad,mwhilemignoringmthemgoodmqualitiesmofmamgrou
pmofmpeople.
ANS:m C REF:m5 BLM:mHO
13. Whichmofmthemfollowingmpresentsmamnegativemstereotypemofmaging?
a. anmelderlym84myear-oldmgentlemanmwhomplaysmwithmhismgrandchildren
, b. am95-year-oldmwomanmwhomdrivesmerratically
c. am76myear-oldmmalemwhomlivesminmamnursingmhomembutmhasmanmalertmmemory
d. anm82-year-
oldmfemalemwhomlearnsmtomdomyogamatmhermrecreationalmcentremANS:m B
REF:m5 BLM:mHO
14. Whilemplayingmshuffleboardmatmthemlocalmseniorsmclub,mMr.mJonesmjokesmaboutmMr.mSmith’smpoormeyesightm
aftermMr.mSmithmmissesmthemscoringmarea.mMr.mJones’mderogatorymcommentmismanmexamplemofmwhichmty
pemofminsult?
a. themoldmgoatmcurse
b. themblackmsheepmeffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS:mB REF:m6 BLM:mHO
15. Whatmdomgerontologistsmcallmprejudicemagainstmoldermpeople?
a. amnegativemstereotype
b. geriatrics
c. agemdichotomymsyndrome
d. ageism
ANS:m D REF:m m 6-7 BLM:mREM
16. Whichmofmthemfollowingmdescribesmageismminmourmculture?
a. Itmismacquiredmfrommexperiencemwithmthemaged.
b. Itmismamsocialmcomponentmofmthembiologicalmprocess.
c. Itmismlearnedmfrommamvarietymofmsources.
d. Itmismusefulmformmaintainingmculturalmdiversity.
ANS:m C REF:m m 8-9 BLM:mHO
17. ResearchersmincludingmHenneberg,mGilbert,mandmRickettsm(2010,m2008)mhavemstudiedmthemtreatmentmofmol
dermpeopleminmliterature.mWhatmhavemthesemstudiesmfound?
a. Overall,mpositivemviewsmofmoldermpeoplempredominate.
b. Negativemtraitsminmliteraturemoutnumbermthoseminmphilosophymbymtwomtomone.
c. Oldermpeoplemaremstereotypedmandmchildrenmthenmholdmnegativemviewsmaboutmthem.
d. Mysteriesmoftenmportraymoldermpeoplemasmdeviousmormmanipulativ
e.mANS:m C REF:m 8-9 BLM:mREM
18. SallymhasmbeenmresearchingmmassmmediamandmthemportrayalmofmoldermCanadiansminmthemmedia.mHermstudies
mhavemgenerallymshownmthatmthemmassmmediam(suchmasmtelevisionmandmthemnewspapers)mtendmtomcreatem
whichmtypemofmcommonmimagemofmoldermpeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS:m B REF:m m 8-9 BLM:mHO
19. WhatmdidmPalmore’smstudymofmcontemporarymjokesmfind?
a. thatmthemelderlymaremalwaysmportrayedminmampositivemlight
b. thatmthemelderlymaremnevermreferredmtomjokingly
c. thatmthemelderlymaremstereotypedmasmimpotentmormunattractive